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UFC exec: Conclusions on alleged Fabricio Werdum assault of Colby Covington premature
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SYDNEY – The UFC is taking its time in determining what happened during the altercation between Fabricio Werdum and Colby Covington.
Werdum, 40, was charged this past week with common assault for allegedly throwing and hitting Covington, 29, with a boomerang outside the Hilton Sydney, which served as the host hotel for UFC Fight Night 121.
The UFC’s initial response in a statement was that it would investigate to determine if either fighter broke Athlete Conduct Policy regulations. According to vice president of international content Dave Shaw, that investigation is ongoing.
“From a company standpoint, we’re still collecting as much information as we can,” Shaw said in a press conference at Qudos Bank Arena following UFC Fight Night 121. “We’ve spoken to Werdum and his team. We spoke to Covington. We spoke to the hotel security. We spoke to police.
“So we are not at a point to make any conclusions yet. It’s just too early. There’s still a process that we need to go through. And, listen, at this point, it’s in the hands of the New South Wales Police. I think Werdum is going to have some conversations in the next few weeks at least with them.”
The encounter between Werdum and Covington took place Wednesday (Thursday locally), and parts of it were captured in two videos.
Werdum told MMAjunkie the incident started in the hotel lobby, where he crossed paths with Covington, who called him a “Brazilian animal.” During a live-stream, Covington claimed Werdum punched him, which Werdum denied. Werdum did not make mention of the alleged assault with the boomerang, which was filmed separately and posted to Facebook.
Covington ended his live stream with racist remarks, calling the people of Brazil “filthy animals.”
“F*ck Brazil. F*ck Fabricio Werdum. Little b*tch ass,” Covington says. “F*ck Brazil. A bunch of filthy animals. And they wonder why they get talked to like that. Because they’re a bunch of animals.”
Werdum, who was victorious in Saturday’s FS1-televised main event against Marcin Tybura, is expected to appear in court on Dec. 13.
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 121, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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